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Contains 4 Results:

*The Sensational Baby. Part One: From Beginning to Birth, 1984

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Produced by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Nurses' Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Polymorph Films, Inc. Written and directed by Alexandra Dane Dor-Ner.

Part 1 of this film examines the sensory possibilities in a fetus and newborn, especially how a newborn's behavior can be influenced by sense perception and prenatal care received by the mother.

Dates: 1984

*The Sensational Baby. Part Two: From Birth On, 1984

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Produced by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Nurses' Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Polymorph Films, Inc. Written and directed by Alexandra Dane Dor-Ner.

Part 2 discusses means of parental stimulation, interaction, and responsiveness to the infant's developing senses, as well as the importance of reciprocity and care in newborn development.

Dates: 1984

*Journey to Birth, 1980

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Produced by March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.

The film shows and discusses fetal development relating to maternal alcohol and tobacco use as well as nutrition.

Dates: 1980

*It's Up to Me, 1985

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Produced by Frank Vitale, the Public Health Education Representative of the March of Dimes. Written by Barbara Hard.

This film emphasizes that the health of babies depends on the well-being of their mothers. It features one mother who drank alcohol throughout her pregnancies and caused harm to her children, and a teenage girl who is taking responsibility for her own health in hopes it will have a positive impact on her infant.

Dates: 1985